10 FARM APPLIANCES. 



the center of the trough there is an upright division, 

 open only for an inch or two, through which the grain 

 or meal slides down little by little into the front division. 

 The hay shute is shown at figure 4. It comes from 

 the floor above, where it has a hinged cover, which, if de- 

 sired, is left open for ventilation. It increases in width 

 downwards, to prevent the hay from lodging. The front 

 is provided with small iron bars, to prevent the horse 

 from pulling out the hay and thus causing loss. The 

 bottom should be slatted, to allow the escape of dust. 



DEVICE FOB BOX STALL. 



For valuable animals it is best to have loose box-stalls. 

 A range of such stalls can be built very cheaply, and as 



Fig. 5. FEED BOX AND HAT BACK IN BOX STALL. 



the occupants need not be fastened, they can be quickly 

 let out of the building in case of fire. The feeding 

 arrangement for such stalls is shown at figure 5. It 

 consists of a hay-rack in the corner, with a feed box near 

 it. At the front of the feed box there is a falling door 

 in the partition, through which, when it is half let down 

 in a sloping position, the feed of grain, or the cut feed, 

 may be placed in the box. The same arrangement may 

 be used for the hay-rack, if the front is boarded up to 

 the top ; but if it is boarded only for five feet, the hay 

 may be lifted over the top of it from the feeding passage. 



